Taking people in ItalyPhase 2
Tests venetoclax with ibrutinib and rituximab in mantle cell lymphoma
Tests venetoclax with ibrutinib and rituximab in adults with new mantle cell lymphoma.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz KöR
- Where
- Alexandria, Bologna, Brescia, Catania, Cuneo, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Novara, Pavia, Piacenza, Rimini, Rome, Trieste, Turin, and Verona, ItalySee the 16 sitesAlso in 1 other country, 25 sites
- Registry title
- Venetoclax in combination with Ibrutinib and Rituximab or conventional chemotherapy (Bendamustine) and Ibrutinib and Rituximab in patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 235 people, planned
- Started
- 15 May 2023
- Expected to end
- 30 Sept 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 60 or older with mantle cell lymphoma who have not been treated before and cannot have a stem cell transplant using their own cells.
- Age
- 60 years or older (the registry lists 18 years as the minimum age).
- Sex
- Men and women can join.
- Disease stage
- Mantle cell lymphoma confirmed under the microscope, previously untreated stage II-IV (Ann Arbor). At least 1 measurable lesion. ECOG performance status 2 or lower.
- Earlier treatment
- No earlier treatment for the lymphoma. Earlier local treatment such as radiation to a single lesion is allowed. A short steroid treatment before the trial is allowed if needed.
- Biomarker or test result
- Blood and organ tests must be in range, for example neutrophils 1000 cells/μL or more, platelets 75.000 cells/μL or more, creatinine 2 mg/dL (177 µmol/L) or less or eGFR 50 mL/min or more, AST and ALT 3 x ULN or less.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Lymphoma known to involve the brain or spinal cord (CNS)
- Unresolved hepatitis B or C infection, or known HIV infection
- Another cancer within the last 3 years, apart from a few listed skin, prostate or cervical cancers
- Serious heart disease, stroke or brain bleeding within 6 months, or a known bleeding disorder
- Needs warfarin or similar blood thinners, or certain strong or moderate CYP3A4/5 inhibiting or inducing drugs
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of MCL according to WHO classification
- Creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL or eGFR ≥ 50 mL/min
- Written informed consent form according to ICH/EU GCP and national regulations
- Sexually active men with female partners of child-bearing potential potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptives
- previously untreated stage II-IV (Ann Arbor), previous local therapyi e.g. radiation therapy to single lesion is eligible, a limited pre-phase treatment with steroids for patients at need is allowed (s. treatment)
- ≥ 60 years and not suitable for autologous SCT
- At least 1 measurable lesion; in case of bone marrow infiltration only, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy is mandatory for all staging evaluations
- ECOG performance status ≤ 2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000 cells/μL
- Platelets ≥75.000 cells/μL
- Transaminases (AST and ALT) ≤3 x ULN
- Total bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN unless other reason known (Gilbert- Meulengracht-Syndrome)
Who cannot take part
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first dose
- History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to first dose
- Treatment with strong or moderate CYP3A4/5 inhibitors/inducers within 7 days before first dose and during Venetoclax and Ibrutinib intake
- Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks prior to first dose
- Known bleeding disorder (e.g. von Willebrand disease; hemophilia) Serious concomitant disease interfering with a regular therapy according to the study protocol
- any other significant medical condition interfering with the conduct of the trial treatment
- Patients with unresolved hepatitis B or C infection or known HIV positive infection (mandatory test) Concomitant or previous malignancies within the last 3 years other than basal cell skin cancer, Prostate cancer in remission with PSA within normal range or in situ uterine cervix cancer
- Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of Ibrutinib capsules, or put the study outcomes at undue risk
- Cardiac (Clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of Screening, or any Class 3 (moderate) or Class 4 (severe) cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification or LVEF below LLN)
- Patients requiring double platelet inhibition, e.g due to cardiovascular intervention
- clinically significant pulmonary dysfunction interfering with the conduct of the trial treatment
- Requires anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists (e.g. phenprocoumon)
- Known CNS involvement of MCL
Where in Italy
Also in 1 other country, 25 sites
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ss Antonio E Biagio E Cesare ArrigoAlexandria, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere ScientificoBologna, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaBrescia, ItalyTaking people
- ARNAS Garibaldi CataniaCatania, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Croce E CarleCuneo, ItalyTaking people
- Careggi University HospitalFlorence, ItalyTaking people
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoa, ItalyTaking people
- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore PoliclinicoMilan, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della CaritàNovara, ItalyTaking people
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San MatteoPavia, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di PiacenzaPiacenza, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Della RomagnaRimini, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto IRome, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano IsontinaTrieste, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di TorinoTurin, ItalyTaking people
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata VeronaVerona, ItalyTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
To evaluate efficacy in both treatment arms: Failure-Free Survival (FFS) at 30 from randomization
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
- Official title
- Venetoclax in combination with the BTK inhibitor Ibrutinib and Rituximab or conventional chemotherapy (Bendamustine) and Ibrutinib and Rituximab in patients with treatment naive Mantle Cell Lymphoma not eligible for high dose therapy
- Plain-language title
- Tests venetoclax with ibrutinib and rituximab in mantle cell lymphomaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026